Work tirelessly for an international organization? Donate old clothes and toys to our local Salvation Army? Or is it even possible? There are hundreds of theories on how we can end world hunger and activists debate many of them.
Some have been effective and others not. One thing is certain, and that is that we must do something. Discussed below are 10 effective world hunger solutions. Sustainable Food Heifer International is an organization that helps transform agriculture. They fund projects so people can provide food for themselves in a sustainable way.
This is very powerful, because ultimately we would like to see many impoverished areas not reliant on aid from foreign countries which often causes debt and able to create their own, steady, supply of food. Other ways to give. Donate in memory. Leave a gift in your Will. Concern Gifts.
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Donate to our appeal. Join our campaign. Hunger and conflict. There is no single, easy solution to world hunger, but that does not mean it cannot be solved.
There is a wide array of strategies available to us, both an institutional level and an individual level, that can help end hunger for good. Our programmes tackle the root causes of hunger and our innovative solution for treating malnutrition has been at the forefront of the global response for decades.
But before we talk about solutions, we must first look at the problem. So, why is hunger still a problem? According to World Bank data , million people live in extreme poverty. They simply lack the means to purchase sufficient food for their households.
These are the people who are most vulnerable to climate change. It is causing natural disasters like drought and flooding to occur far more frequently. When these disasters strike, crops are decimated.
Sometimes the entire crop will be destroyed leaving communities with nothing to eat and with no seeds to plant for the next year. Conflict displaces people from their homes and often from their countries, affecting their right to work. Even for those who manage to remain at home, it disrupts livelihoods and supply chains.
Horrifyingly, hunger can often be used as a weapon of war, resulting in supply chains being intentionally blocked, land destroyed or livestock stolen. Women make up approximately half of the agricultural workforce in many of the countries where Concern works, yet they lack equal access to the same tools and resources that men have — these include resources such as credit, land, water, organic inputs and raw materials.
The Global Hunger Index explains that our globalized food systems pose a threat to human, animal and environmental health. As humans have encroached upon and destroyed natural habitats to establish, among other things, pastures for livestock, the result has been that wild animals live closer to areas where humans rear livestock and poultry, exposing domestic animals to a completely new range of pathogens and vectors to which they are highly susceptible.
These diseases can spread rapidly, resulting in heavy morbidity and mortality among livestock, trade restrictions, and economic losses. Additionally, through land use change, intensive agriculture, large-scale livestock production, and other practices, food systems have led to agro-ecological degradation and contributed to climate change. Changing lifestyles and diets in recent decades have led to increased demand for animal-source foods such as eggs, meat, milk, and fish.
The huge increase in intensive livestock production has been the most significant cause of the loss of biodiversity in recent decades. Furthermore, it does all of this whilst also generating enormous amounts of food waste. In the space of just one year, its impact on poverty and hunger has been enormous.
Loss of livelihoods, supply chain disruptions and the global economic impact of the pandemic are pushing more families into extreme poverty. Globally, the number of people who are food insecure is projected to almost double, from million people at the start of , to a staggering million by the end of the year. According to the Global Hunger Index , 5.
That is more than enough reason to solve world hunger. Yet it is not the only one. Although the climate crisis is currently having a greater impact in low and middle income countries, the increasingly dependent nature of our food systems means that our global food system as a whole will come under threat.
Ultimately, we are all at risk from hunger. Yes, ending world hunger is possible. But it requires political and collective action to actually achieve it. The solutions are there. Our programmes are designed to tackle the root causes of hunger and poverty.
And every day in Concern, we support people and communities to eliminate hunger in their own lives — people like Hamida in Sudan and Violette in Burundi. You can find countless stories of transformation on our social channels.
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The Global Hunger Index , produced annually by Concern and WeltHungerHilfe , uses available data to assess hunger levels around the world. Ranked as the ninth hungriest country in the world, Afghanistan faces one of the most complex humanitarian crises in the world. In emergency situations, such as the aftermath of a natural disaster, we meet the immediate food and nutrition needs of communities through in-kind food, cash transfers or food vouchers.
In Sierra Leone , we helped families get back on their feet after Ebola by providing cash transfers so mothers could buy food for their families. We can combat global hunger and malnutrition, but it takes a holistic approach to ensure long-lasting impact World hunger is on the rise.
Today, nearly one in 10 people around the world suffer from hunger. Improving agriculture to boost incomes The extreme poor often rely on farming for their livelihoods. Teaching shared responsibility for health and nutrition Educating people on proper nutrition, sanitation and hygiene so they stay healthy is crucial to addressing food insecurity.
Empowering women in agriculture Likewise in Uganda , where men typically raise livestock and keep the sales, women are challenging traditional gender roles by learning goat herding skills and generating incomes themselves.
Donkeys are crucial transportation for fresh water. For many families, the only other option is to carry it themselves, braving searing heat and consuming precious calories. With protein from goats and more efficient water collection from donkeys, Darfur families can provide basic needs. Jobs have disappeared, savings have been wiped out, and food prices have skyrocketed. The group also provides basic school supplies.
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